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LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing
There have been other recent headlines out of Saudi Arabia that had nothing to do with golf. That they caused little uproar is a sign of how intertwined and unremarkable Saudi business interests in sports, and in America, have become over the decades. The announcement Tuesday that...
Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask 'difficult questions' in Dubai
BERLIN (AP) — Nations resumed talks on tackling global warming Monday with the aim of shaping a deal that might put the world on track to prevent a dangerous increase in temperatures, as the U.N.'s top climate official called for deep cuts in fossil fuel use. Diplomats began...
UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda
The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming, the United Nations climate chief said in an interview with The Associated Press. But he said the idea might not make it on to the agenda of “make-or-break” international climate negotiations this fall, run in and by...
UAE defends Big Oil's role at UN climate summit it will host
BERLIN (AP) — A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it's hosting later this year to deliver “game-changing results” for international efforts to curb global warming, but doing so will require having the fossil fuel industry at the table. ...
Green carpet in United Arab Emirates welcomes India's film elite for Bollywood awards ceremony
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indian celebrities and Bollywood stars on Friday walked a green carpet for a second year in a row in the United Arab Emirates — the signature color of the International Indian Film Academy awards. The 23rd edition of the “Bollywood...
Fire kills 6, injures 7 in a house in Abu Dhabi, officials say, cause unknown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A house fire in Abu Dhabi killed six people and injured seven on Monday, according to the civil defense authority in the United Arab Emirates. An Investigation is underway to find out the cause of the fire which erupted in the city's Al Moazaz...
Financial charges cast cloud over Man City's dominance in English soccer
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City’s ruthless run to the Premier League title can be traced back to the morning of Feb. 6, when the club was hit with more than 100 charges of financial wrongdoing. City has not lost a game in any competition since then and is on track to...
Man City's treble bid up and running after winning English Premier League
Manchester City’s bid for a treble of major trophies is up and running. The first was secured on Saturday without City even playing as the team clinched a third successive English Premier League title — and a ninth top-flight crown in its 143-year history — thanks to another...
UN envoy cautiously optimistic Yemen's warring parties will resume UN-led negotiations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen expressed “cautious optimism” Wednesday that the country’s warring parties will return to U.N.-led negotiations to end their deadly eight-year conflict. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council he is confident last...
PSG to shift focus following likely exit of Lionel Messi
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Lionel Messi's impending exit from Paris Saint-Germain could mark the beginning of the end of the French soccer club's era of excess. The Argentina great's departure after this season has the potential to be every bit as significant as the host of...
